Brush protector



Patented Jan. 4, 1927. 1,612,887

UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM T. SAUNDERS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

BRUSH PROTECTOR.

Application 'filed .Tune 8, 1925. Serial No. 35,800.

This invention relates to protectors for frictionally and removably engaged with paint brushes, and the like and has for an the brush and for this purpose, the oppoobject the provision of a sleeve or casing site side walls of the sleeve or sheath are which may be made of any suitable material provided with indentations 12 which engage and removably positioned around the head the opposite sides of the brush head. These and bristles of a brush, to hold said bristles indentations engage the more or less roughin shape and provide a support for the brush, ened or uneven opposite sides of the brush so that the bristles will be spaced above the head formed by the bristle binding as indibottom of a not or can in which the brush cated at 13 or corruo'ations Jrovided in a l a a may be placed to soak. This prevents dismetal permanently attached sleeve, or the tort-ion of the bristles and also prevents said securing nails of the latter', where the brush bristles from reaching the sediment which is of this type.

collects in the bottom of a pot or can. The invention provides means by which `With the above and other objects in view, the bristles of a brush may be protected in 15 the invention further includes the following a manner to prevent distortion, of the outer novel features and details of construction, to ends of the bristles when the latter are soakbe hereinafter more fully described. illusing within a pot or can and will in addition trated in the accompanying drawings and prevent the bristles from coming in contact pointed out in the appended claim. with sediment collected in the bottom of the In the drawings pot or can.

the protector in section.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a brush Further, the invention protects the bristles with the invention applied, the latter being during shipment or storage and may provide partly broken away. means for the display of advertising upon Figure 2 is an edge view of the brush with individual brushes.

rIhe invention is susceptible of various Figure 3 is a view looking at the handle changes in its form, proportions and minor end of the brush with the protector in place. details of construction and the right is Figure 4 is an enlarged detail perspective herein reserved to make such changes as view of the protector. properly fall within the scope of the ap- Referring to the drawings in detail wherepended claim.

in like characters of reference denote cor- I-Iaving described the invent-ion what is responding parts, the protector as shown claimed is comprises a transversely rectangularsleeve As an article of manufacture, a paint 10 which is open at both ends and which is brush protector comprising a metallic sleeve designed to freely receive the head and of elongated form open at both ends and bristles of the brush. rIhis sleeve may be being rectangular in cross section to it the made of any suitable waterproof material, head of a paint brush and to receive vthe such as tin or other thin sheet metal, or bristles thereof, the opposed face walls of stiff waxed or other waterproof paper or the sleeve having elongated depressions 40 cardboard. formed transversely therein and extending The sleeve is designed to be slipped over beyond the inner surfaces of the opposed the handle end of a brush 11 and to enclose face wallsof the sleeve to bite within the opthe head and bristles of the brush, the length posite faces of the head of the brush, thereof thesleeve being suficient to extend beyond by holding one of the open ends of the sleeve the outer ends of the bristles as shown in beyond the outer ends of the brush bristles.

Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings. In testimony7 whereof I affix my signature. A sheath is thus provided which may be IVILLIAM T. SAUNDERS. 

